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Happy Tax Day!!!

Happy Tax Day!!!

Apr 15, 2013

For those of you racing to finish and mail your tax returns in today, you have my sympathies (not that...

Oklahoma Challenges Health Care Tax In Federally-Run Insurance Exchanges

Oklahoma Challenges Health Care Tax In Federally-Run Insurance Exchanges

Sep 21, 2012

This is pretty big news (via Michael Cannon.) The way the Affordable Care Act (also known as “ObamaCare”) is written,...

What Does the Patient Protection Act Do to the Average Missourian Today?

What Does the Patient Protection Act Do to the Average Missourian Today?

Apr 9, 2010

As we are all aware, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23 (P.L.111-148)....

What Does It Cost if Your Neighbor Has No Health Care Insurance?

What Does It Cost if Your Neighbor Has No Health Care Insurance?

Mar 19, 2010

Americans are proud of their independence and their rights as individuals to express their unique perspectives. No one is about...

More About the Licensing of Tax Preparers

More About the Licensing of Tax Preparers

Jan 14, 2010

Jim Gallagher over at the Post-Dispatch had a nice column about the question of whether to license tax preparers, as...

IRS Commissioners Should Have to Do Their Own Taxes

IRS Commissioners Should Have to Do Their Own Taxes

Jan 12, 2010

The Drudge Report linked to a story from The Hill about the not-surprising admission that the new IRS commissioner does...

Health Care Reform and Constitutional Limits

Health Care Reform and Constitutional Limits

Dec 14, 2009

Among the elements of the health bill being considered by Congress is a requirement that every adult would either have...

Small Businesses Can’t Drive Job Growth if They’re Saddled With Higher Taxes

Small Businesses Can’t Drive Job Growth if They’re Saddled With Higher Taxes

Dec 8, 2009

With high unemployment rates continuing to plague the nation, there has been a renewed federal focus on the “engine” of...

Governments Should Act Like They Are in a Fiscal Crisis All the Time

Governments Should Act Like They Are in a Fiscal Crisis All the Time

Oct 6, 2008

There is an excellent story in today’s Post-Dispatch about how various local governments are reacting to the nation’s ongoing fiscal difficulties....

State vs. State vs. State Ad Nauseum

State vs. State vs. State Ad Nauseum

Aug 23, 2007

There is a very reasonable editorial today in the Southeast Missourian (link via John Combest) regarding the tax dispute between...

There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch, Part 1

There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch, Part 1

Apr 9, 2007

Today’s Post-Dispatch has a valuable AP story on recent Kansas City-area participants in the ABC television show, "Extreme Makeover," and...

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